The wind is a-blowin’, grasses are growin’ Down at the exhibition grounds The chutes are all open the corral fence is broken Even the grandstand is falling down Year after year he always comes back here He stands at the gate all alone He looks out at the grounds and remembers the sounds The day of the big rodeo
Chorus: When the stands were all full and he drew the Brahma bull The one they said that no-one could ride And the fear was in his throat as he rosined up his rope And he nodded his head “Boys, let him fly!” Straight out of the gate he was a-spinnin’ both a-ways Caught up in the eye of the storm Rush of adrenalin, get a hold and knife him Ride him like you never rode before!
There’s a big empty space that is the place Where the roughstock riders used to stand in a row Those who understand how to get up on your hand And slide up on to your rope The memories are so clear every time that he’s here
He always feels it that way The last cowboy prayer echoes everywhere It all takes him back to the day
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He’s been hit hard, bucked and yard-darded Stepped on, hooked and hung up He’s been rammed in the chutes, battered and bruised Layed up and down on his luck The battles took their toll and there’s a pain in his bones Every time the weather turns cold White in the knuckles, big trophy buckles He doesn’t ride anymore, like he did before
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The wind is a-blowin’, grasses are growin’ Down at the exhibition grounds The chutes are all open the corral fence is broken Even the grandstand is falling down……